Berlin Alexanderplatz Movie Review 1980

Fassbinder's 15 1/2-hour epic follows the life, death, and resurrection of Franz Biberkof, a former transit worker who has just finished a lengthy prison term and must learn to adjust in the harsh social atmosphere of Berlin in the 1920s. Melodramatic parable with biblical overtones considered by some to be a masterpiece. Based on the novel by Alfred Doblin; originally aired as a miniseries on German TV.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 930 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Berlin, Germany

Screenplay

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast

Gunter Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Gottfried John, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Brigitte Mira, Karin Baal, Ivan Desny, Margit Carstensen

Cinematography

Xaver Schwarzenberger

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Music

Peer Raben

Producer

TeleCulture Films, Peter Martheshmeimer